Miki Shan N races to Gold Cup and Saucer win | Fire ban can't stop the celebrations at Panmure Island powwow | Bishop of Charlottetown gives Pope Leo XIV Island-inspired handmade rosary
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Miki Shan N races to Gold Cup and Saucer win; Corey MacPherson won the 66th Gold Cup and Saucer race with the horse Miki Shan N on Saturday night\.

Miki Shan N races to Gold Cup and Saucer win

August 17 , 2025 at 11:06:50 a.m. ADT • :

Corey MacPherson and his horse Miki Shan N won the 66th Gold Cup and Saucer race on Saturday night in Charlottetown.
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Fire ban can't stop the celebrations at Panmure Island powwow; Bradley Cooper, political adviser for the P\.E\.I\. Native Council, says while he's disappointed the sacred fire can't happen this year, he wouldn't do anything that would harm nature\.

Fire ban can't stop the celebrations at Panmure Island powwow

August 17 , 2025 at 12:31:02 p.m. ADT • :

The sacred fire ceremony at the Panmure Island powwow has been cancelled this year due to a ban on fires on P.E.I.
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Bishop of Charlottetown gives Pope Leo XIV Island-inspired handmade rosary; Joseph Dabrowski, the Bishop of Charlottetown, gave Pope Leo XIV an Island-inspired rosary while on a recent pilgrimage to Rome\.

Bishop of Charlottetown gives Pope Leo XIV Island-inspired handmade rosary

August 17 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

The Bishop of Charlottetown has recently returned to the Island after a pilgrimage to Rome to meet the new pope, Pope Leo XIV, and give him a gift.
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Air Canada suspends operations as flight attendants go on strike; Air Canada has suspended operations for all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights, as 10,000 flight attendants walk off the job\.

Air Canada suspends operations as flight attendants go on strike

August 16 , 2025 at 10:52:12 a.m. ADT • :

Air Canada has suspended operations as more than 10,000 of its flight attendants went on strike early Saturday after the airline and the union failed to reach a deal ahead of the deadline.
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No 'Ordinary Day' at the Canada Games, as lacrosse players break into dance; Two teams of women's Lacrosse players hold hands in a circle on the playing field\.

No 'Ordinary Day' at the Canada Games, as lacrosse players break into dance

August 16 , 2025 at 08:30:00 a.m. ADT • :

Lacrosse players on Team N.L. didn't bring home a medal, but they did bring home a golden memory. After losing to Team P.E.I., the players on both teams spontaneously turned the post-game handshake into a kitchen party.
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Temperatures recorded at 2 sites break P.E.I. record for hottest day in recorded history; The heat wave on the Island makes history as the hottest day\.  

August 13 , 2025 at 07:55:03 p.m. ADT • :

Temperatures recorded at 2 sites break P.E.I. record for hottest day in recorded history

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RCMP widen search in P.E.I. car-shooting incident with underwater recovery team; An RCMP news release Friday morning says the agency has deployed its specialized Underwater Recovery Team to assist with the ongoing investigation into a shooting incident in western P\.E\.I\. last week that claimed the lives of two people\. The team is made up of officers who are trained divers, shown here in a file photo\.  

August 15 , 2025 at 09:19:23 a.m. ADT • :

RCMP widen search in P.E.I. car-shooting incident with underwater recovery team

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Handgun-wielding P.E.I. man who triggered emergency alert sentenced to 5 years in prison; Mitchell Lannigan, 28, was on the run for several days before triggering a shelter-in-place warning in Summerside on July 23\.  

August 15 , 2025 at 03:21:30 p.m. ADT • :

Handgun-wielding P.E.I. man who triggered emergency alert sentenced to 5 years in prison

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Less wildfire smoke in P.E.I. skies, but Islanders still advised to take precautions; Skies were hazy across P\.E\.I\. on Thursday as winds carried smoke from wildfires burning in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into this province\.  

August 15 , 2025 at 11:31:45 a.m. ADT • :

Less wildfire smoke in P.E.I. skies, but Islanders still advised to take precautions

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Bad cell service, with dropped calls and garble, continues to frustrate many P.E.I. residents; No quick relief in sight for P\.E\.I\. texters and callers dealing with 'pathetic' cellphone service  

August 13 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Bad cell service, with dropped calls and garble, continues to frustrate many P.E.I. residents

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